ISBE due-process decision · FY 2026
Illinois due-process decision 2026-0017: district prevailed
The parent challenged the residential facility the district chose to implement the agreed residential placement, later seeking reimbursement for a facility she chose herself. The hearing officer found the district's facility appropriate, denied reimbursement and compensatory education, and ordered the parent to cooperate.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: AutismHearing officer: Janet Maxwell-WickettFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Private/residential placement & reimbursementPlacement/LRECompensatory education
Relief ordered
None for parent; district permitted to place student at its chosen residential facility.
From the decision
Parent's requested relief... is hereby denied in its entirety.
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